Exploring depressive symptoms and its associates among Bangladeshi older adults amid COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a cross-sectional study.

Sabuj Kanti MistryA R M Mehrab AliMd Belal HossainUday Narayan YadavSaruna GhimireMd Ashfikur RahmanNafis Md IrfanRumana Huque

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2021)

Our study found a sizeable proportion of study participants with depressive symptoms amidst the ongoing pandemic. The findings of the present study call for the urgent need for mental health support package targeting this vulnerable group of population.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
mental health
physical activity
sars cov
risk factors
mental illness